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Your article does not make any mention of any Bonobo killing another Bonobo, whereas Common Chimpanzees often fight and seriously injure and sometimes kill each other for dominance, just like people do.

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Generally, human (males) don't kill those who they have lots of sex with.

Moreover, what gives you the authority to prejudge my capacity for knowledge?

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I wasn't aware that I needed a "right" for any mental activity. Where do you get them from?
CLAIM: Knowledge is acquired from the environment one is brought up in. All decisions are based on experience.

DISGUISED CLAIM: Who may teach from his environment and EXPERIENCE.

CLAIM: From observation of the environment and the believer's actions and deciding that the believer does not have the authority to make objective decisions, based on all of the above.

"Vanity" is a sin but perhaps you don't understand the full implication of that term..

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I understand that pride lies at the root of vanity. Vanity is simply the way that particular pride manifests.
But now that you mention it. What is sin? This should be relatively easy for you, seeing as you claim to know so much.

I was brought up in an atheist family, who taught me taking personal responsibility for my actions and not rely on begging for absolution from guilt through confession and recitation of Three Hail Marys.

I understand that pride lies at the root of vanity. Vanity is simply the way that particular pride manifests.

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You are correct, but I used the word vanity in context of the discussion. I am sure you will agree that vanity, while simply a way to describe a particular manifest pride, does not make it a lesser sin?

I am merely arguing that faith is not necessarily a reliable path to knowledge, with the caveat that most scripture contains some practical wisdom, which I have happily adopted..

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I don't think you know what it means to have faith, despite it's simplicity. I think you are too preoccupied with making sure what you see as faith in God, or religious faith, is not the same as your faith. Because you dogmatically believe that faith has two meanings.

You are correct, but I used the word vanity in context of the discussion. I am sure you will agree that vanity, while simply a way to describe a particular manifest pride, does not make it a lesser sin?

Faith is the surrender of the mind; it’s the surrender of reason, it’s the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other mammals. It’s our need to believe, and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. Of all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated.
—Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22

Vanity led on to a number of idolatries, and the empty inflated life which, when it was pricked by the sword of Shalmaneser, proved to be a mere bubble; and because there was no enduring foundation the whole edifice crumbled and decayed. Because a nation is prosperous, because its life is inflated, because it is pursuing a vainglorious course, it does not follow that the blessing of God is upon it, and it does follow that if that is its life, when first the keen, sharp edge of trial Comes it will be shown to be what it is. And what applies to nations applies with equal power to individuals

Faith is the surrender of the mind; it’s the surrender of reason, it’s the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other mammals. It’s our need to believe, and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. Of all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated.
—Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22

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Yes, let's do away with reason. Surrender our minds and "tithe' all our money for the greater glory of God! He always seems to need more of it.

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Exactly the same as for all other fictional characters. We have nothing to indicate a god exists anymore than there was ever a real Sherlock Holmes. Until someone can demonstrate that their god is more than a result of human imagination then there is nothing more to be said.

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It's not hard to see why someone who is without God, can make those assumptions without any knowledge. But do you have anything other than those, to offer?

Yes exactly. The overwhelming impact from centuries of religious propaganda and ancient superstitions will leave that mark on people.

That is the atheistic explanatory power at its best.

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I quite understand and sympathize, that like most people, you would prefer not to recognize that you are a victim of propaganda. It is typical to deny what you likely suspect, to do otherwise would be an admission of foolishness and gullibility.

Faith is the surrender of the mind; it’s the surrender of reason, it’s the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other mammals. It’s our need to believe, and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. Of all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated.
—Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22

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That was his comprehension.
You said there are ABSOLUTELY two meanings of faith. What are they?